Bering Sea

The Bering Sea is a body of water in the far northern Pacific Ocean, covering over two million square km. It is bordered on the north by Alaska, the Bering Strait - which connects it to the Arctic Ocean - and northeastern Siberia, and on the south by the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands. The sea is named for its discoverer, the Danish navigator Vitus Bering.

During the most recent ice age, the sea level dropped enough to enable humans and other animals to migrate from Asia to North America on foot. This is commonly referred to as the "Bering Land Bridge".

Islands of the Bering Sea include:

Pribilof Islands
Bering Island

Tributaries:

In Alaska

Yukon River
Johnson River
Kuskokwin River
- Fish Creek
- Stone Creek
  - Black Creek
  - Eden Creek
- Tonzona River (North)
  - Pingston Creek
- Tonzona River (South)
- Jones Creek
- South Fork Kuskukwim River
  - Post River
    - east creek
    - west creek
  - Dalzell Creek
- Sullivan Creek
- Bear Creek?
- Sheep Creek
- Blackwater River
- Tatalina River?
  - Fourth of July Creek
- Tolovana River?
  - Big Waldron Fork
  - Little Waldron Fork
- Back River
- Big Creek
- Stony River
  - Can Creek
  - Necona River
- Holitna River
  - Basket Creek
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    - Nushugak River
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  - Hoholitna river
    - Hook Creek
- Veerland Creek
- Vienna Creek
- Aniak River
- Swift Creek
- Tuluksak River
- Pikmikalik River
  - Ishotorak Creek
Kuskokwik Creek
Bristol Bay
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    - Mulchatna River
      - Pike Creek
      - Mosquito River
      - Telequana River
        
        Trail Creek
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    - Kotsetna River
    - Chulitna River
    - Kilik River
  - Coffee Creek
- King Solomon River

In Siberia

In the Aleutian Islands

External link

North Pacific Ocean theme page

Bering Sea Climate and Ecosystem